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To: Darksheare

Ok then. Thanks for the info.


95 posted on 12/05/2013 1:10:59 PM PST by ez (Muslims do not play well with others.)
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To: ez

Welcome.
Biela’s Comet is an interesting read despite sparse info.
Before cameras, they had to hand sketch what they saw through the telescope.
Biela’s comet had a 6.6 year orbit, it split sometime before 1845, but it took a couple orbits for the bits to obviously become separate.
(Which was finally noticed in 1845.)

The comet is listed as both “Dead” and “lost”, it spawned a minor meteor shower (in 1872) that has since petered out completely.
(3D/Biela)


96 posted on 12/05/2013 1:14:33 PM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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